The Latest Way to Pose Awkward Breakup Questions to Kristen Stewart

Last week we watched as bubbly Today anchor Savannah Guthrie tried and failed to penetrate Kristen Stewart’s fortress-like defenses to get a straight answer about whether she and Robert Pattinson are back together. Perhaps seeing how Guthrie’s direct approach failed, an inventive outlet at the premiere of theTwilightfinale executed one of the most passive-aggressive interview strategies we’ve ever encountered.

The incident occurred inside the On Air with Ryan Seacrest booth at theBreaking Dawn—Part 2premiere earlier this week. There, fellow actress Ariana Grande asked Stewart several questions about her previous Twilight-premiere wardrobe choices before moving in for the kill: instead of sneaking in The Question right under the buzzer as Guthrie did, Grande offered Stewart a “blood bowl” filled with fan-submitted questions and, curiously, no blood-like substance, or even fan-submitted questions on blood-red paper. Stewart, a good sport, picked the first question and read aloud, trapping herself in an awkward situation the way Guthrie had last week. “Taylor Swift writes a lot of breakup songs,” Stewart asked herself. “Is the guy always to blame for heartbreak?’”

“Nah, come on now,” Stewart responded good-naturedly. “I’ll ask her.”

When prompted to pick another question, Stewart again happened to choose a breakup-related query, a surprise to anyone except for the hypothetical production assistant who hypothetically stacked the bowl with cringe-inducing questions relating to Robert Pattinson and/or breakups in general before hypothetically questioning his/her purpose in life.

Still, the actress managed to finish the question, answer gracefully, and thank her interviewer, as evidenced below. Moral of the story, up-and-coming actresses: beware of picking your own questions from any receptacle with the word “blood” in its name.